Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
66,797,567 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 66,797,296 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.0%
100.0%
Net pay
0.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
66,797,296 KWD
Net pay
330 KWD
Tax the employer pays
271 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
601 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 330 KWD to pay you 66,797,567 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
0.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0% tax rate now rises to 0.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 801,570,804 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 801,567,549 KWD per year, or 66,797,296 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.0% and your marginal tax rate is 0.0%. This marginal tax rate means that your immediate additional income will be taxed at this rate. For instance, an increase of 100 KWD in your salary will be taxed 0 KWD, hence, your net pay will only increase by 100 KWD.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 1,000 KWD of net incomes. A 5,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 5,000 KWD of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 697366599
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 653280205
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 645264497
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 617209195
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 468918920
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 461340915
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 448880281
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 437385762
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 424143514
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 423390341
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 421630580
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 415219097
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 414819725
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 410581351
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 404796073
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 400863910
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 392208856
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 388565621
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 384758533
52.0%
19
France
KWD 331061635
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 299628033
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 295143070
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 288568233
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 427248006
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 372500337
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 721411636
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 665304775
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 625227857
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 541862999
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 521021534
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 521022395
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 521025255
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 497644014
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 488961459
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 480950218
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 472924726
41.0%
11
China
KWD 440872662
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 431997343
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 424838425
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 417857800
47.9%
15
India
KWD 92303882
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 709455327
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 581139005
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 538057880
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 535050553
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 521022503
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 521021020
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 518217270
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 490964536
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 488946209
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 486850419
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 480949969
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 457272275
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 583142813
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 561099718
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 546931433
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 545228499
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 530239393
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 521021701
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 492966134
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 488036762
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 485742981
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 480942833
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 440866993
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 440865038
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 801566386
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 801567549
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 793552356
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 761492264
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 761492264
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 737445140
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 601178188
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 466842911
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 400792916
50.0%
10
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NOTE* Deductions are calculated based on the tables of Kuwait, income tax. For simplification purposes some variables (such as marital status and others) have been assumed. This document does not represent legal authority and shall be used for approximation purposes only.

NOTE** Since January 1st, 2015, employee contributions to Kuwait's social security have increased by 2.5%, for a total of 10.5%. After a certain salary cap, the contribution goes back to 8%.